Easy to Wed

When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit. The publication's frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her.

Cast

Van Johnson

as William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

Esther Williams

as Connie Allenbury

Lucille Ball

as Gladys Benton

Keenan Wynn

as Warren Haggerty

Cecil Kellaway

as J.B. Allenbury

Ben Blue

as Spike Dolan

Paul Harvey

as Curtis Farwood

June Lockhart

as Barbara Norvell

Josephine Whittell

as Mrs. Burns Norvell

Carlos Ramírez

as Carlos Ramírez

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